Why Northern Michigan winemakers are so optimistic about 2020 vintages
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
Posted Apr 11, 2021
New Barrel Room experiences at Left Foot Charley center on special wine tastings and food pairings. Photo from Left Foot Charley and Alaina Leech with Think Fresh Consulting, republished with permission.
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TRAVERSE CITY, MI - As Northern Michigan winemakers head into bottling season for some white wines soon, the excitement that surged around last fall’s harvest has many of them feeling pretty good about the 2020 vintages they’re creating.
“We’re feeling optimistic about the wines in general, both for whites and reds,” Lee Lutes, Black Star Farms winemaker, said in a recent update from members of the Traverse Wine Coast, which includes about 40 wineries that grow their fruit near Traverse City’s Old Mission and the Leelanau peninsulas. “We’re seeing wine quality that could be on par or better than the wines we’ve made over the past